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New Secured Transactions Registry established to help expand financing for SMEs
New Secured Transactions Registry established to help expand financing for SMEs
A new Secured Transactions Registry (STR) has been established to facilitate the use of moveable assets as collateral for loans for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka while ensuring financial stability and fostering economic growth in the country. MORE..
IORA Day 2024 celebrations get underway at Galle Face Green
IORA Day 2024 celebrations get underway at Galle Face Green
President Ranil Wickremesinghe participated in the 2024 Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Day celebration at the Galle Face Green a short while ago. MORE..
At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday. MORE..
Community members hold vigil for Sri Lankan victims of Ottawa mass stabbing
Community members hold vigil for Sri Lankan victims of Ottawa mass stabbing
Grieving Ottawa-area residents and members of the local Sri Lankan community tearfully offered flowers, gifts and prayers in tribute to a slain family on Saturday as they gathered for a vigil in honour of the victims of a crime described as one of the worst mass killings in the city’s recent history. MORE..
Showers expected in certain parts of the country
Showers expected in certain parts of the country
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Ratnapura, Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts in the evening or night. MORE..
Irish voters reject constitutional amendment about women’s role in home
Irish voters reject constitutional amendment about women’s role in home
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s role at home were headed toward rejection in early vote tallies. MORE..
One injured in shooting at Ja-Ela
One injured in shooting at Ja-Ela
A person has been injured in a shooting that took place at Dandugama, Ja-ela, the police said. MORE..
Ottawa mass killing: Man who died in homicide had children, wife in Sri Lanka
Ottawa mass killing: Man who died in homicide had children, wife in Sri Lanka
The man who died alongside five members of a family in a mass killing in Ottawa’s Barrhaven neighbourhood on Wednesday is said to have been supporting his own family in Sri Lanka. MORE..
| March 9, 2024 7:32 pm
SJB to boycott meeting convened by President with IMF delegates
SJB to boycott meeting convened by President with IMF delegates
The majority of the Members of Parliament representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have reportedly decided not to participate the meeting with the representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. MORE..
Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 28 runs to clinch T20I series
Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 28 runs to clinch T20I series
A sensational hat-trick by pace bowler Nuwan Thushara rattled Bangladesh top order as the hosts were handed a defeat of 28 runs by Sri Lanka in the third and decisive match of the three-match T20 series in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. MORE..
Sanitary napkins subjected to unreasonably high taxes in Sri Lanka: analysis
Sanitary napkins subjected to unreasonably high taxes in Sri Lanka: analysis
The total tax burden on sanitary napkins in Sri Lanka currently sits at 47.1%, which is a significantly higher rate compared to the tax levied on selected non-essential items, gold jewellery, raw silk, golf clubs and golf balls and military artillery weapons, the PublicFinance.lk revealed. MORE..
| March 9, 2024 5:57 pm
‘War crime’: UN deplores Israel’s settlement expansion in occupied Palestine territory
‘War crime’: UN deplores Israel’s settlement expansion in occupied Palestine territory
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday deplored Israel’s latest actions regarding the occupied West Bank, saying the drastic acceleration in settlement building is exacerbating long-standing patterns of oppression, violence and discrimination against Palestinians. MORE..
17-year-old girl found murdered at tea estate
17-year-old girl found murdered at tea estate
The body of a 17-year-old girl has been found at a tea estate on Nanayakkara Mawatha in Elpitiya police division. MORE..
| March 9, 2024 2:52 pm
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by a major coral bleaching event likely caused by heat stress built up over the summer at the biologically diverse site, a government agency has said. MORE..
Details emerge on victims in Canada mass killing
Details emerge on victims in Canada mass killing
A Sri Lankan father who survived the mass murder of his family in Canada said he returned home from work on Wednesday to find his wife and four young children had been killed. MORE..
27-year-old arrested over fatal shooting in Hungama
27-year-old arrested over fatal shooting in Hungama
Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the shooting incident that left a man dead in Kahandamodara area of Hungama on Wednesday (06). MORE..
Possible train delays on coastal line over next two days
Possible train delays on coastal line over next two days
Train operations on a section of the Coastal Line, stretching between Colombo Fort and Wellawatte railway stations, have been restricted due to essential maintenance activities, Sri Lanka Railways said. MORE..
Update on 2 Sri Lankans rescued after Houthi missile attack on cargo ship
Update on 2 Sri Lankans rescued after Houthi missile attack on cargo ship
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has asserted that the two Sri Lankans, who were rescued from the merchant ship ‘True Confidence’ which was attacked by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden, would be repatriated to the island soon. MORE..
At least 287 school children kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria
At least 287 school children kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria
At least 287 school children, some as young as eight years old, are being held by gunmen who raided their school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State early Thursday, a police spokesperson told CNN Friday. MORE..
Showers or thundershowers possible in some areas today
Showers or thundershowers possible in some areas today
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts in the evening or night, the Meteorology Department says. MORE..
Three killed, two injured in hit-and-run in Anuradhapura
Three killed, two injured in hit-and-run in Anuradhapura
Three young men have been killed and two girls were injured by a hit-and-run driver in Rambewa, Anuradhapura early this morning (March 09). MORE..
Sri Lanka to introduce gender budgeting, new laws on gender equality & women empowerment
Sri Lanka to introduce gender budgeting, new laws on gender equality & women empowerment
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (March 08) unveiled plans to introduce two significant bills aimed at advancing gender equality and women empowerment, with both slated for presentation to Parliament in May. MORE..
Plans afoot to implement cluster education system by amalgamating multiple schools
Plans afoot to implement cluster education system by amalgamating multiple schools
The “Presidential Scholarship” program proposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe holds immense potential to provide crucial assistance to economically disadvantaged students, says State Minister for Education Aravindh Kumar. MORE..
‘He’s in great shock’: Surviving father, community struggle to process mass killing of family
‘He’s in great shock’: Surviving father, community struggle to process mass killing of family
Canada’s Barrhaven residents and members of Ottawa’s Sri Lankan community say they are struggling to process the horrific mass killing of four young children, their mother and a family acquaintance. MORE..
Gold hits fresh record, heads for best week in 5 months
Gold hits fresh record, heads for best week in 5 months
Gold prices hit record highs for a fourth consecutive session on Friday on growing speculations over June interest rate cuts ahead of key U.S. jobs data due later in the day. MORE..
